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Coding and Computers
Coding and Computers
Krishna, an 11 year old middle school student defends the idea that everyone should learn to code at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOsdfRbrNdk
Assessing value: How many children or teens can actually develop a useful project that they have coded either as individuals or in groups? Probe deeper through interviews and by asking adult coaches to analyze which students of a group were successful. What characteristics did they have that made them successful? For those who failed, why? So what? What's next? As these students gain experience, what happens when a challenge or competition to code a project happens. What individuals and/or groups succeeded at the task? Why or why not?
This young man who loves to play video games learns to code them and more at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNoqhlWqrv0
Assessing value: Demonstrations and oral presentations to audiences captures stories worth telling. How many kids or teens in a making to learn coding project have a story to tell? How about a YouTube channel of presenters like this young man from your own school, class, district?
Use Raspberry Pi to learn how to compute, program in languages like Scratch and Python, and explore digital making.
Spheros can be both controlled and programmed directly from your phone or tablet via Bluetooth. You simply connect the robot just like you would any other Bluetooth device. Spheros are a lot of fun to play with, because it is basically a remote control device that can be manually driven. However, Sphero operators can also write macros to control it without having any knowledge or experience with programming.
The Hour of Code
The Hour of Code
What is the Hour of Code?
What is the Hour of Code?
The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts. Check out the tutorials and activities. This grassroots campaign is supported by over 400 partners and 200,000 educators worldwide.
When is the Hour of Code?
When is the Hour of Code?
The Hour of Code takes place each year during Computer Science Education Week. The 2019 Computer Science Education Week will be December 9-15, but you can host an Hour of Code all year-round. Computer Science Education Week is held annually in recognition of the birthday of computing pioneer Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906) .hourofcode.com/us/learn?student_experience=beginner&grade=2-5
Free website created to teach programming in an appealing way. Users are invited to "play" and participate in a multiplayer live coding strategy game. As your experience increases, so will your levels.
Offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.
"With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community."
Tools and Kits
Tools and Kits
BirdBrain Technologies cultivates creativity and computational thinking by providing flexible and inspiring products: the Finch Robot and the Hummingbird Robotics Kit.
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